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   misadventure

   /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə/

   noun

   • 1. death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm: "the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure"
   • 2. an unfortunate incident; a mishap: "the petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood"

   Word Origin Middle English (in misadventure (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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